General Intensive English Package

Learn English for Everyday Life - Our Most Popular Package!

Improve your general English with a focus on speaking and listening. Study intensively to improve quickly.

Study 18 periods per week: take 1 Intensive Speaking & Listening class (2 periods daily, Monday-Friday) and 2 different Special Topics classes (each Special Topics class is 1 period daily, Monday-Thursday)

This package is ideal for new arrivals to Seattle and professionals looking to build speaking confidence and increase their vocabulary.

This is a full-time package suitable for students with F-1 student visas.

What You'll Learn

Speaking skills: hold conversations, ask questions, explain your opinions and experiences
Listening skills: understand English-language news, movies, and music in addition to following conversations in English
Vocabulary for your daily life in Seattle
US culture and the cultures of your classmates
Grammar to express basic and complex ideas

Package Details

4 periods daily, Monday-Thursday, 2 periods on Fridays
- 1 ALPS period = 50 minutes + a 10-minute break
Each ALPS session is 4 weeks long – take 1 or more sessions
Beginning to advanced levels
- We’ll give you a placement test before you begin class to determine your level.
Small class size guarantee – 3-8 students per class, 8 students maximum.

Included Classes

Intensive Speaking & Listening

Special Topics

Tuition: $1199 tuition per 4-week session

Other Fees

One-time application fee – $100 for F-1 visa students, $35 for all other visa types
Activity fee – $40 per 4-week session
Medical insurance – $175 per 4-week session
- F-1 visa students are required to have medical insurance at all times. However, you are not required to buy insurance from ALPS. If you purchase insurance elsewhere, this fee is not charged.
- ALPS medical insurance is only available to F-1 visa students on an ALPS I-20.
Book fees – $30-80 per Intensive class (Intensive Speaking & Listening, Intensive Reading & Writing, and/or Intensive Test Prep), depending on class and level. You will need to buy new textbooks every 1-3 sessions.